diff --git a/client/emv/tlv.c b/client/emv/tlv.c
index 31b5ea360..a309d0659 100644
--- a/client/emv/tlv.c
+++ b/client/emv/tlv.c
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ struct tlvdb *tlvdb_find_path(struct tlvdb *tlvdb, tlv_tag_t tag[]) {
 
 void tlvdb_add(struct tlvdb *tlvdb, struct tlvdb *other)
 {
+	if (tlvdb == other)
+		return;
+	
 	while (tlvdb->next) {
 		if (tlvdb->next == other)
 			return;